Well, here are the highlights of one — I was 5 months pregnant & we planned a week-long car camping trip in New Zealand – me, my former husband (FH), and then 4-year-old son. Key details:
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FH managed to get food poisoning with the usual 24-hours straight of vomiting. (I say “usual” because the food-poisoning-while-traveling thing seemed to be rather common for him.
I started off with a cold that turned into pneumonia by the end of the trip, which in addition to requiring medical attention also meant that I wasn’t allowed to fly, delaying our return for several days. (Fortunately, it was bacterial and cleared up with ampicillin, once we finally figured out that I really, truly did need to go in for urgent care.)
FH also managed to wreck the camper van we had rented – it was driveable, but a humongous dent on the front.
When we finally did get home, we had been robbed by our pet-sitter-- car stolen, a check forged, and all my inherited silver gone from the apartment. Plus our dog & 4 cats had been left alone & unattended for at the time between our planned homecoming and actual arrival.
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I still adore New Zealand. (Excellent health care system; American Express paid the damages to the rental; and our stolen property & money was recovered — so no long-term ramifications other than a traumatized cat that ran away and refused to return even after he was located. )